diff --git a/lib/broccoli/angular-broccoli-less.js b/lib/broccoli/angular-broccoli-less.js
index 1f2d928eab79..47f2fc951bd3 100644
--- a/lib/broccoli/angular-broccoli-less.js
+++ b/lib/broccoli/angular-broccoli-less.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ exports.makeBroccoliTree = (sourceDir, options) => {
   if (less) {
     let lessSrcTree = new Funnel(sourceDir, {
       include: ['**/*.less'],
+      exclude: options['exclude-targets'],
       allowEmpty: true
     });